Uma só carne
O conceito de 'uma só carne' é o fundamento bíblico do casamento. Desde a criação, Deus uniu homem e mulher em uma aliança indissolúvel de amor, compromisso e intimidade.
A instituição divina do casamento
Deus criou o homem e a mulher e os uniu em aliança. O casamento é obra de Deus, e o que Ele juntou não separe o ser humano.
4 And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'5 and He said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
6 But from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female.'7 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,8 'and the two shall become one flesh'; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.9 Therefore what God has united together, let not man separate."
O mistério da união
Paulo ensina que a união conjugal é um grande mistério que aponta para Cristo e a Igreja. A intimidade reflete a comunhão espiritual plena.
28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he that loves his own wife loves himself.29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also the Lord does the church.30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.31 "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."32 This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and to the church.33 Nevertheless you also individually, let each one love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respect her husband.
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make [them] members of a harlot? By no means!16 Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body [with her]? For "the two,"He says, "shall become one flesh."17 But he that is joined with the Lord is one spirit [with Him].
Fidelidade e alegria
A aliança conjugal exige fidelidade, respeito e dedicação mútua. A Bíblia celebra a alegria da intimidade dentro do casamento.
14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
25 Therefore, having put off falsehood, "Let each one speak truth with his neighbor,"for we are members of one another.